Monday, January 25, 2010

Hey all and welcome to the first ever Stolen Rhodes blog. We hope you enjoy.

We had a great weekend playing on the Jersey Shore. Friday night we we're up in Monmouth County at Mad Hatters in Sea Bright. We played three sets, with a two song encore. This was our first show at Mad Hatters; a watering hole for the locals of Northern Monmouth County. We opened with a blistering 1-2 combo of One Day Everyday into the Springsteen classic Spirit in the Night (an opening combo that has taken the place of the Peacemaker/Life Was Never Finer combo that dominated our set list during the summer and fall of '09). Peacemaker was moved to the end of the set for the first time kicking off the encore along with Keeps Us Moving. Other highlights from the show included a blistering rendition of the Tom Petty classic Mary Jane's Last Dance; which has expanded into a 6 or so minute long jam with guitar solos by Kevin and Matt. We also premiered our newest song, End of Alone; which the band agreed was one of the best songs played that night.

Set 3Sympathy for the Devil (M. Jagger; K. Richards)CaliforniaEnd of AloneLife Was Never FinerIdle WaysWhipping Post (G. Allman)Falling off the Edge

EncorePeacemakerKeeps Us Moving

Saturday night we were back at Surf Taco in Jackson. The band played an epic 24 song; 3 hour marathon set with no breaks except for a drum set change as Matt's father Eddie Pillion came up and jammed on a blistering Up On Cripple Creek with us. The band also threw a "quiet" number into the set as Dan and Matt played a two guitar version of the Springsteen classic Atlantic City. Highlights of the night included a very solid and soulful Beautiful Way that involved Dan going into the crowd and fraternizing with a couple fans; a great version of the Stevie Wonder classic Superstition (complete with Dan's bass solo...and Dan's hair); and rousing rendition of Keeps Us Moving to close the night, with the SR Lovely Ladies on stage singing along.

Hope to see everyone in New York City this weekend as we return to Kenny's Castaways on Saturday night. Show starts at 8:00. Also remember February 19 Stolen Rhodes returns to the Stone Pony to open up for Irish rockers Black 47. The show is part of the Stone Pony's 36th Anniversary Celebration.